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MAGPIS: The Multi-Array Galactic Plane Imaging Survey 
  
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100
Author:
White, Richard
Publisher:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Formal Education Group
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Astronomy / Milky Way
Astronomy / Instrumentation / Telescopes
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The Multi-Array Galactic Plane Imaging Survey collects bits and pieces of the Galactic sky that have been imaged at high resolutions. It contains images from VLA, XMM Newton, GLIMPSE Spitzer and MSX. The website ...
http://third.ucllnl.org/gps/
The Center of the Galaxy 
  
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100
Publisher:
Department of Earth Sciences and Physics | USD
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Astronomy / Milky Way
Astronomy / Astronomy Education
Astronomy / Stars
Astronomy / Galaxies
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Lab activity on the historical progress of our understanding of the size of the universe, repeating the work of Harlow Shapley to determine the location of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
http://www.usd.edu/phys/courses/astronomy/lab%20text/galaxycenter.PDF
Deep Sky Observation 
  
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100
Publisher:
Weiller, David
Main Level:
High School
Subjects:
Astronomy / Milky Way
Astronomy / Astronomy Education / Education Research
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This website is dedicated to the amateur astronomer interested in Deep Sky Object Observation. It begins by explaining how these objects are divided into different types, mainly nebulae, and how they are classified, ...
http://www.DeepSkyObserving.com
Distance to the Center of the Milky Way 
  
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Publisher:
University of Washington Astronomy Department
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subject:
Astronomy / Milky Way
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In this exercise, students use the locations of globular clusters in the halo to estimate the distance of the Sun from the center of the Milky Way.
http://www.astro.washington.edu/courses/labs/clearinghouse/homeworks/mwc...
Star Life Cycle 
  
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100
Author:
High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Astronomy / Stars / Stellar Evolution
Astronomy / Stars / Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Astronomy / Stars / Star Formation
Astronomy / Milky Way / Interstellar Medium
Motion, Forces, and Energy / Applications of Newton's Laws
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This website provides an interactive tutorial on the evolution of stars. It integrates activities, graphs, quizzes, and animations to aid student learning. It begins with proto-stars, then provides information ...
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html
Introductory Astronomy: The Milky Way Galaxy 
  
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Authors:
Miller, Kristen
Miller, Scott
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subject:
Astronomy / Milky Way
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This website provides a tutorial for students about the bulge, disk, and halo components of the Milky Way. It also contains information about the size and the formation of our galaxy. This site ends with ...
http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/mw.html
The Structure of the Galaxy 
  
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100
Author:
Slater, Tim
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
Astronomy / Milky Way / Galactic Center
Astronomy / Milky Way
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In this activity, students map various celestial objects and determine the structure and center of the Milky Way. Students will learn the distribution of different objects in the sky, the shape of the galaxy, ...
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/tslater/plunger/galaxy.htm
Interstellar Medium 
  
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100
Author:
Experimental Space Plasma Group
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subject:
Astronomy / Milky Way / Interstellar Medium
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This site offers information about the interstellar medium. It discusses what the interstellar medium is, how it has developed, how astronomers know what they know, and interactions with the Solar System. ...
http://www-ssg.sr.unh.edu/tof/Outreach/Interstellar/index.html?Interdept...
The Structure of the Milky Way 
  
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100
Author:
Smith, Gene
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subject:
Astronomy / Milky Way
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This website illustrates through diagrams, illustrations, and text the components, charachteristics, and the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. This website also provides great images and illustrations that ...
http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html

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